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> Yeah, SES somehow gets information back when you hit the "Spam" button in gmail. This is called FBL (feedback loop)[1]. It's a standard[2] adhered to by all
by zrail 12y ago
> Yeah, SES somehow gets information back when you hit the "Spam" button in gmail.
This is called FBL (feedback loop)[1]. It's a standard[2] adhered to by all of the bulk message senders (SES, Mandrill, marketing providers like Mailchimp, Emma, etc) and the big account providers like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. When you hit the "report spam" button that triggers an FBL message back to the Return-Path address in the message. Complying with FBL reports is super important to staying on the account providers' good sides.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback_loop_(email) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedback_loop_(email)
[2]: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5965 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5965
- click170 12y agoDoes anyone know how to manually send these complaints to Google? Eg if you run your own mailserver and some Gmail account is spamming you? Thank you for the link to the wikipage, I didn't know about FBL. It's disappointing that the page can't provide more information on how feedback loops are established between mailbox providers though.
- martey 12y agoBased on the links zrail mentioned, it looks like it is just a standard for sending abuse reports. The RFC looks pretty comprehensive, but there is also more information at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse_Reporting_Format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuse_Reporting_Format.